Creative Writing "Pathways"
| Foundation Courses | Optional Genre Seminars & Technique Workshops |
Creative Writing Introduction* (prerequisite for many other courses) Electives (no prerequisites) |
An Introduction to Screenwriting Description That Works Writing: The Mind Game
Short Nonfiction: Newspaper, Magazine, Essay, Review Mystery Workshop Genre Workshop: Conflict and Dialogue The Creative Process How to Get an Agent for your Novel: A Writer's and an Agent's Perspective Travel Writing |
| Creative Writing Tracks | |
| Fiction Track | Nonfiction Track |
Novel One: Elements
Novel Two: Synthesis Novel 2.5: Write it Forward
Novel 2.75: Work in Progress |
Narrative Nonfiction
One: Elements Narrative Nonfiction Two: Synthesis
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Novel/Narrative Nonfiction
Three: Polish TUTORIAL
SMU Writer’s Seminar In New York |
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*Formula For Success:
The SMU Writer’s Seminar in New York serves as a culmination of the SMU Continuing Studies Creative Writing Program, and as such, carries several prerequisites. These prerequisites help our students move from course to course within the program along pre-determined “paths” that contribute to their success and help to ensure that students gain certain skills before moving on to the next level. In addition, following these prerequisites helps to ensure the highest level of quality for the SMU Writer’s Seminar in New York applicants.
However, we do understand that students come to the SMU Program with a wide range of writing experiences, from true novice to seasoned wordsmith. Given this range of experience, we allow students with extensive and demonstrable experience in academic writing classes an opportunity to "place out" of the introductory course, "Creative Writing Introduction."
For complete program information, including program “paths,” course dates and times, and New York Seminar prerequisites, please visit www.smu.edu/creativewriting. For information about the petition process to place out of the introductory course, please send an email to youngkin@smu.edu.